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The Study Bar is an eco-community focused on engaging and intersecting bright kids, teens and young adults. We provide academic coaching, homework accountability and real world experiences needed to maximize their potential. Designed as a modern, loft style, co-working/co-learning space, we use many of the tenets of Agile, Lean and Kanban at The Study Bar. It is very much people over process. And just like any agile transformation, you have to start with gaining trust, limit the work in… Show more The Study Bar is an eco-community focused on engaging and intersecting bright kids, teens and young adults. We provide academic coaching, homework accountability and real world experiences needed to maximize their potential. Designed as a modern, loft style, co-working/co-learning space, we use many of the tenets of Agile, Lean and Kanban at The Study Bar. It is very much people over process. And just like any agile transformation, you have to start with gaining trust, limit the work in progress so it's not so overwhelming, gain small incremental successes and provide favorite snacks:) It’s a no judgement zone. Once the academics are under control, we help mentor the intersection of a clients passion with technology, learning to code and computer aided design. They may even find their superpower! Show less

Creating a web-based teacher exchange of educational resources, incorporating critical thinking while connecting the classroom to the workforce. Includes effectively defining revenue streams and business model, designing for ease of use, and creating processes to ensure the quality of the teacher-contributed learning resources. Designing and developing through an agile iterative process involving teacher, developer, visionary, and marketing stakeholders to ensure vision is met on time and on… Show more Creating a web-based teacher exchange of educational resources, incorporating critical thinking while connecting the classroom to the workforce. Includes effectively defining revenue streams and business model, designing for ease of use, and creating processes to ensure the quality of the teacher-contributed learning resources. Designing and developing through an agile iterative process involving teacher, developer, visionary, and marketing stakeholders to ensure vision is met on time and on budget.Responsible as Product Owner and Agile Coach, for managing website development with frequent interaction and demos to stakeholders, creating, estimating and grooming our product backlog to keep work focused on short term needs and long term goals, as well as release & iteration planning and stand ups with the team. Anticipated and proactively tracked/ recorded/ removed all impediments, dependencies and risks within the team. Tracked and reported agreed upon metrics to stakeholders. Ensured on-time releases, consistently delivering minimal marketable features committed to during release planning using a Kanban style workflow. Successfully launched mindsparkpartners.com June 2013. Project phase completed on time.Responsible for evaluating available technology for fit and cost with goal of creating best system for least cost. Coordinated integration of email platform, content management system, forms providers and e-commerce solutions to create optimal, low-cost, robust system. Completed on budget. Show less

Company specialized in helping outside companies and project teams transition to agile methodologies, including Scrum and Extreme Programming. Routinely collaborated on company vision & business proposal development. Produced project quotes through relative size estimation and team ramp-up velocity resulting in 2000% client base growth. Led day to day operations of company, anticipated and tracked/removed/escalated all impediments, dependencies and risks to maximize consultant… Show more Company specialized in helping outside companies and project teams transition to agile methodologies, including Scrum and Extreme Programming. Routinely collaborated on company vision & business proposal development. Produced project quotes through relative size estimation and team ramp-up velocity resulting in 2000% client base growth. Led day to day operations of company, anticipated and tracked/removed/escalated all impediments, dependencies and risks to maximize consultant billable time, and reduce bench time. Routinely assessed and tracked payroll and billing resulting in positive cash flow.Managed successful company net growth of 630% resulting in buyout by larger project based software company in May 2006. Show less

Hand picked member of prototype flight design team. Vertically self-organized team proved more effective in the flight design process by reducing waste and eliminating knowledge silos between descent flight phases. Efficiency gains allowed for successful management of timeliness and quality while absorbing reductions in department size.Provided lead real-time support for the entire orbiter de-orbit/entry flight phase to the Flight Dynamics Officer during missions. Selected for position… Show more Hand picked member of prototype flight design team. Vertically self-organized team proved more effective in the flight design process by reducing waste and eliminating knowledge silos between descent flight phases. Efficiency gains allowed for successful management of timeliness and quality while absorbing reductions in department size.Provided lead real-time support for the entire orbiter de-orbit/entry flight phase to the Flight Dynamics Officer during missions. Selected for position based on ability to make quick and accurate decisions from supporting real time data, and ability to listen and problem solve real-time issues.Led a team of engineers in the creation and data analysis of the de-orbit design phase for multiple shuttle missions including DoD missions. Created automated tests using Bourne shell scripts and updated procedures which increased product timeliness to 99.9% on-time or early delivery while reducing errors to nearly 0%.Created a contingency de-orbit algorithm used on a back up computer system aboard the orbiter in the event the main computers failed, increasing the level of safety for the space shuttle program. Show less

Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: AIAA - member & officer UMR/Missouri S&T collegiate softball player

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